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<ARTICLE>                     5
<CIK>                         0000868278
<NAME>                        E.H.Kaytes
<MULTIPLIER>                  1
<CURRENCY>                    US. DOLLARS
       
<S>                           <C>              <C>             <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE>                 3-MOS            6-MOS           9-MOS    
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>             DEC-31-1997      DEC-31-1997     DEC-31-1997
<PERIOD-START>                JAN-01-1997      JAN-01-1997     JAN-01-1997 
<PERIOD-END>                  MAR-31-1997      JUN-30-1997     SEP-30-1997
<EXCHANGE-RATE>               1                1               1                               
<CASH>                        9,042,356        6,568,043       7,700,708                 
<SECURITIES>                  0                0               0
<RECEIVABLES>                 14,709,328       2,620,154       8,393,648
<ALLOWANCES>                  2,374,875        1,176,314       875,603                 
<INVENTORY>                   844,427          7,366,650       9,949,393                 
<CURRENT-ASSETS>              22,328,957       17,477,857      29,816,474                 
<PP&E>                        158,202          186,283         209,469                 
<DEPRECIATION>                39,717           46,171          52,897                 
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                23,934,421       19,182,656      31,173,867                 
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>         10,702,465       4,771,664       6,307,997
<BONDS>                       0                0               0 
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>         0                0               0 
<PREFERRED>                   0                0               0                           
<COMMON>                      6,089            6,112           6,317                         
<OTHER-SE>                    12,341,867       13,485,179      24,075,939
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>  23,934,421       19,182,656      31,173,867
<SALES>                       22,182,007       26,265,742      40,964,092
<TOTAL-REVENUES>              22,182,007       26,265,742      40,964,092
<CGS>                         6,888,823        8,114,196       12,436,760
<TOTAL-COSTS>                 11,274,511       13,581,422      20,938,554
<OTHER-EXPENSES>              0                0               0 
<LOSS-PROVISION>              0                0               0 
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>            0                0               0 
<INCOME-PRETAX>               10,907,496       12,684,320      20,025,538                           
<INCOME-TAX>                  4,417,681        5,137,150       8,110,343
<INCOME-CONTINUING>           6,489,815        7,547,170       11,915,195
<DISCONTINUED>                0                0               0 
<EXTRAORDINARY>               0                0               0 
<CHANGES>                     0                0               0 
<NET-INCOME>                  6,489,815        7,547,170       11,915,195
<EPS-PRIMARY>                 0.54             0.63            1.00                   
<EPS-DILUTED>                 0.44             0.53            0.82
        
[LEGEND]
     The above schedules represent items that have been reclassified to conform
     to 1998 presentation and also to comply with Financial Accounting Standard
     No. 128.
[/LEGEND]

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